cock-a-doodle-doo


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cock-a-doodle-doo

(ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː)
interj
an imitation or representation of a cock crowing
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cock-a-doo•dle-doo

(ˈkɒk əˌdud lˈdu)

interj.
(used, esp. in children's stories, to suggest the crowing of a rooster.)
[1565–75; imitative]
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Noun1.cock-a-doodle-doo - an imitation of the crow of a cockcock-a-doodle-doo - an imitation of the crow of a cock  
crow - the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
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Translations

cock-a-doodle-doo

[ˈkɒkəduːdlˈduː] EXCL → ¡quiquiriquí!
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cock-a-doodle-doo

[ˌkɒkəˌduːd/əlˈduː] n → chicchirichì m inv
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Fanny was just going to take Polly to task for saying "those men" in such a disrespectful tone, when both were startled by a smothered "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" from under the opposite seat.
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Now, Japanese researchers have evidence that puts the clock in "cock-a-doodle-doo" (or "ko-ke-kok-koh," as they say in their country).
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Does a rooster intuitively know when to emit a "cock-a-doodle-doo" thanks to an internal timekeeper, or is his crowing a response to the dim light of the rising sun?
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